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Charlotte and Harold, before Alzheimers

Portraits of Alzheimers

Theme: Community Health
Air Date: 7/13/05
Producer: Shelley Schlender

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Host Intro: Alzheimer's disease is a neurological disorder that slowly but surely destroys brain tissue, in the process erasing memories.  In the ways that people with this devastating disease strive to connect, and how those who care for them reach out, there are many lessons about what it means to be human.

Groups Featured in this report include:
Boulder Community Hospital--Volunteer Services, 303-440-2273, www.bch.org
Frasier Meadows Manor Assisted Living, 720-562-4463, www.frasiermeadows.com
Pat Norris-Life Sciences Institute of Mind-Body Health, 785-478-4105 email: lifesci@cjnetworks.com, www.cjnetworks.com/~lifesci/watch1.htm
The Ozawkie Book of the Dead: Alzheimer's isn't what you think it is, www.prs.org

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